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Perhaps the best album to emerge from the quagmire that was early-'80s California hardcore punk, the visceral, intensely physical presence of Damaged has yet to be equaled, although many bands have tried.
Although Black Flag had been recording for three years prior to this release, the fact that Henry Rollins was now their lead singer made all the difference. His furious bellow and barely contained ferocity was the missing piece the band needed to become great. Also, guitarist/mastermind Greg Ginn wrote a slew of great songs for this record that, while suffused with the usual punk conceits (alienation, boredom, disenfranchisement), were capable of making one laugh out loud, especially the protoslacker satire 'TV Party.'
Extremely controversial when it was released, Damaged endured the slings and arrows of outrageous criticism (some reacted as though this record alone would cause the fall of America's youth) to become and remain an important document of its time.
Tracklist
A1 Family Man
A2 Salt On A Slug
A3 Hollywood Diary
A4 Let Your Fingers Do The Walking
A5 Shed Reading (Rattus Norvegicus)
A6 No Deposit - No Return
A7 Armageddon Man
B1 Long Lost Dog Of It
B2 I Won't Stick Any Of You Unless And Until I Can Stick All Of You
B3 Account For What?
B4 The Pups Are Doggin' It